Hello Smiley Face!

I planted sunflower seeds about a month ago and my first sunflower bloomed this week.

To get an idea of the size of it, you’ll see a black smudge just above it slightly to the left – that’s a bee.

Here’s a close-up for those who can’t see it

I’m taking a blogging break for the holidays and wish you all a happy, safe and loving season.

I also want to take this opportunity to give a big shout out to all of you who have read my books this year and written reviews. It takes a lot of energy to read and review a book and each review is very much appreciated.

I know everything is bigger and better in sunny Queensland but that sunflower is spectacular.
We’re taking a break too, and as we’ll be at TA it will also be a blogging break… no internet coverage.
Wishing you and yours all the best for happy holidays and good weather 🙂

Wow Dianne that sunflower is magnificent. It is a tribute to your hot. rainy, tropical climate, and your tender care. I have carefully nurtured a packet of sunflower seeds from birth to all of 3inches in about a month. 😦 I urge them on each morning. I will tell them about yours and try to shame them into faster growth. Have a lovely holiday and I look forward to “seeing” you in 2015

have a nice break D – and this coming year I plan to read at least one of your books – 🙂 it is going on my 2015 list and I look forward to it.
Happy Holidays and your gigantic sunflower is wonderful. 🙂

Dianne My all time favourite things, a Bee and a Sunflower. It does not get any more gorgeous than that. Happy Christmas and enjoy the warmer weather up there. I will definitely be reading more of your books next year.

Our thoughts have been with our Australian sisters and brothers this past week – I like the sunflower image and would wish that renewing for you, your family and your nation as the New Year begins.
Our love to you all – Slow and Pretty and the Pack at Casa de Canterbury

I love sunflowers. I planted them in our backyard one year. At the end of the season, I brought a huge one into the house to harvest the seeds. I was completely horrified and freaked out by the number creeps to come out of that flower – earwigs, ants, spiders, worms … it was like something out of a sci-fi movie.

I have this thing with sunflowers where it takes me back to my childhood, to a murky association that I THINK is good. So, I like sunflowers even though they aren’t amazingly gorgeous to me. I don’t like yellow much but I find sunflowers beautiful because of what they mean to me.

Just touching base with you Dianne, I’ve been think of you and your sturdy RUC, hope the floods and storms have not caused you any damage. We’re all battened down for a severe weather occasion due to hit tomorrow. Oh well I guess that is Australia

That’s so nice of you to ask about me! We did have some minor flooding last weekend, but the RUC is very high so we were all good. The creek is fantastic and flowing very swiftly! I hope you’re safe and battened down for Marcia. My son is a fireman in NT so he’s on alert at the moment as well. I find cyclones very scary and I’ll be thinking of you xxxx

You must be working hard, Dianne. 🙂 I’ve seen the occasional comment around the blogs when you’ve had a spare moment so just popped in to say hi and see if there was any news. Bye again! Take good care x

well I know you know this – but sometimes pauses are good – and I think of the analogy of flowers – some bloom longer – some are dormant longer – you know? and we we cannot always pour out – sometimes have to chill and compost the soil – or just endure a cold season – oh who knows. anyhow, with that – take your time coming back – and let it happen naturally (keeps us in for the long haul that way) but I was thinking about you this week (the dragonfly post actually – funny how that happens) and so thanks for the reply. ❤